A brief review of survival prediction of advanced cancer patients

Survival prediction of advanced cancer patients remains an important task for palliative clinicians. It has transformed from an art form into a more scientific branch of the discipline with the evolution of palliative medicine and use of statistical estimates of survival. Both clinician predicted su...

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Published inInternational journal of palliative nursing Vol. 20; no. 11; p. 530
Main Authors Thai, Vincent, Tarumi, Yoko, Wolch, Gary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.2014
Subjects
Humans
Neoplasms - physiopathology
Prognosis
Survival Rate
cancer
survival prediction
prognostic tools
advanced
prognostication
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Summary:Survival prediction of advanced cancer patients remains an important task for palliative clinicians. It has transformed from an art form into a more scientific branch of the discipline with the evolution of palliative medicine and use of statistical estimates of survival. Both clinician predicted survival and actuarial estimation of survival have their uses and drawbacks. This article gives a practical and quick summary of the pros and cons of clinician survival prediction and actuarial-based prognostic tools used at the bedside.
ISSN:1357-6321
DOI:10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.11.530